Ring-Tailed Lemur
(Lemur catta)

Fun Animal FactsRing-tailed lemurs are the only species of lemur to have
scent glands on their wrists. The glands are used to mark their
territory and in "stink fight" in which opponents rub their tails on
the glands and wave the scented tail. Their ringed tails are used as
"follow me" flags. Madagascar natives once believed that lemurs
worshipped the sun because they can be seen sunbathing on a branch
or log.

Many lemur species have become extinct. All lemurs are
endangered, suffering from habitat loss as forests are converted to
farmland or selectively logged. Heavily hunted and trapped by the
Malagasy people as a food source, lemurs share their precarious
status with many plants and animal species unique to Madagascar.